prayers

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Edmond de Rothschild did not live long enough to see the fulfillment of the Jewish prayers he and his family had long recited anticipating a Jewish return to Zion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“The prayers, messages, flowers, meals, hugs, and countless acts of kindness have carried us through the most heartbreaking days of our lives,” they said in a note posted Friday on Samantha’s Instagram page.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

His wife had even begun to offer last rite prayers for his soul, she told AFP at the hospital in the capital Kathmandu, where he is recovering from "some frostbite" but is conscious.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The Mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani took his Arsenal super-fandom up a notch on Wednesday when he attended Eid al-Adha prayers in the Bronx wearing an Arsenal themed kurta.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

She serves almost every role she can at the makeshift church too—she reads burial prayers for the dead, she rings the bells, she teaches the principles of the Catholic faith.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly